BIT Teatergarasjen co-produces and presents Norwegian and international performing arts with a specific emphasis on projects that encourage international collaboration and transcend artistic genres. BIT Teatergarasjen commits to showcasing groundbreaking dance, theatre, and performance, including the facilitation of a relevant discourse program.
Bergen International Theatre (BIT) was started by students at theatre studies in Bergen in 1983. In 1984, the first festival, Teatertreff '84 was organised, with a large opening marathon on Bergen's main street Torgallmenningen. This was repeated on several occasions in the eighties.
BIT transformed from being an annual festival to a all-year programming theatre the spring of 1990, and moved into Teatergarasjen in Nøstegaten the autumn of 1991 as the foundation Bergen International Theatre. This was BIT's main arena until 2008, hence the name BIT Teatergarasjen.